SOCIAL AND NONSOCIAL ORIENTING IN YOUNG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM, DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, AND TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT

A measure of social and nonsocial orienting, the Dyadic Orienting Test (DOT), was developed for use with young children. Using this measure, social and nonsocial orienting impairments in autism were investigated. The relations between orienting behaviors and joint attention, expressive language, and...

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Main Author: Turner, Lauren M.
Other Authors: Wendy L. Stone
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2005
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-06172005-143903/